Distribute Components and Generate Harnesses Automatically
E³.topology
In the development of electrical and electronic systems, the question of how components are distributed is a major issue. From a pure functional view, the schematic drawing with all components, connections, signals, as well as wires and cables provides no information regarding this topic. Placement of the components in the system influences the routing, manufacturing costs and weight of the individual harnesses. The segment diameter and segment length are the first important criteria to be considered. A lot of time is also lost having to manually assign objects, e.g. connectors to harnesses.
E³.topology is a complete solution for distributing components in the system and evaluating harnesses and sub-harnesses. Integrated with E³.cable, E³.topology supports the developer from the first sketches to the complete schematic drawing. On scaled sheets, the target system is outlined, the possible installation spaces defined and the valid connection pathways between installation spaces are created. Later, the connections generated will contain all the wires and cables belonging to one harness.
Afterwards, the components are placed in the installation spaces using Drag&Drop. E³.topology routes all wires and cables through valid pathways. In doing so, the length, weight and diameter of the individual segments are calculated automatically. Using reports, the different harnesses can be evaluated and a rough cost estimate provided. By moving components to other installation spaces, new harness concepts arise which can be compared to previous ones.
Depending on the development process, you can begin with the topology or the schematic drawing which can be produced in parallel with the topology. All changes are updated immediately in all views.
Special Functionality in E³.topology
- Assign functional units to components
- Schematic: Schematic drawing (functional view) containing components and connections
- Topology: Distribution of components in the system
- Define valid connection pathways between installation spaces
- Placement of components in installation spaces
- Automatic routing of signals, wires and cables between installation spaces
- Automatic calculation of segment diameter, weight and cost
- Insert and assign inline connectors
- Automatic creation of harnesses
- Search for components and signals
- Compare different topology concepts
E³.topology – Schematics: Components, connections, wires and cables – functional view
E³.topology – Automatic creation of harnesses and calculation of segment diameter.